The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09

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Ladies and asntlenen, Fellow-cifizens Of
CAiuasisn PariHli-Tt gives me pride and
tsleanira to accept your Invitation soa2ppeaI
before tie Democracy Of SINS sterling Old
prrish. hIneh Is have GanVsssed thu State
and mingled with its people. and long IS I
have 1aan In political life, and my political
ms eonmsnoed when laid down my arlms as
a Con Moderate soldier and Joined In the work
OF rahAbilitasi1g IlOuisisnA.it has never been
my good fortune bei0fs to visit this parish.
] have travelled through ths Attskapas ana
addressed its people, and each tizno when my
head Yves tur1ed toward your beautiful paF-
ish something has occurred 70 prevant my
coming smonR You.
am glad perhaps that that visit has been
90 long deferred, beuEuse in the meantime,
aud in what appears 10 DO a very short Bpace1
D heantiful city has sprung up Oh the banks
Of this charming lake asn By enchnntnenfs
Where a few years ago were huth few cottages
ANA geattared hints, is to-day proud city
the mistress Of Southwestern LoniRiEns-=a
city Of commerce., city OF manufactures, a
city full Of eIferprising people, a city to be
perhaps tile third In Louisiana and one Of
Inc first cities Of the Southwest. And l wish,
felloW-citizens. in this my hrst appearance
before YOU, that ] was able to do what your
chairman has said I intend to do, 10 diacEss
the issues Of the present day. Myfoll0w-ctti-
xens. It seems as II we were never 10 be per
nlittefi TO discuss the issues Of the present
day.
and the people Of al pafties in other States,
nssannbla periodically before their elections
and even before their nominations, to dis
onss the great questions which concern their
material interests, They assemble together
70 hear the candidates Tor Congress- and Tor
State ofliCers and the candidates who are 90
represent them in the Lisgislataret DISCUSS
before them those questions which ahect
their msterial interests aud np2 sll hl 3t5
are not able to fully inform themselves. y
would give me pleasure, teLloW-cltlzeIiSt u
this were O CsmpsiED Inswhleh cou4a qls-
cuHs such issues before you. h0u are Ilitei-
este9 - ali the people Of the other States
arc interested, in these great al estl9ns, some
OF which Ga1ne before the National LeglHla-
boo1e rueEEions which are 10 be decided by
men Of your OWL choice u your STATE Legs
latnre. The people Of other States assemble
to hear the tarih question diHcusseu; they
0RRiFe to be informed as 20 the eun1lbloN OF
the finances OF the country, and they desire
to know why i Is TWENTY-FIVE years
after the cessation Of the war that
war taxation e STU isylsa upon l,.,I 12e
gentstives why 1t il that murg than hun
dred million dollars is collected from the
people annually IN excess OF what ls neoes-
snry for the economical support OF the gov
ernneut and dull indeed is the man who
does not know that every dollar collected by
WAy Of taxation from the people over and
above the needs Of the country, II 30 much
taken by robbery from their pockets, 1ou
are interested, IellUw-C1tiHBnFy IN Tire Discus
sion OF great questions Of national Improve
Fnen8. You who live upon the banks Of this
beautiful rivera river Of such great pos
abilities, n river with q wealth. Of tlEnbeI
growing upon it's banks--nre Inferebted AZ
knowing why the Federal EovGEnTuenb should
not remove tine bar which n al the mouth Of
the river and thus open thlB splendid Aveuue
OF commerce. lQu know very Nell that II
the CnlcREiGu river WAA m Northern or
Western State 1t wOull be made nav lE26le by
tho general government for vessels WHICH
wOud carry ava 81 the product Of your mills
and at leaBtcGmpGl the great railways to eB-
thhiiHh rates Of freight upon legitimate
basis upon the transportation Of the country.
You are interested, telLUW-citzens, IN ques-
GUus of education. You are interested IN
Questions Of Agricultural improvement and
In the development Of tho country; but QueS-
tons OF this kind are not discussed in
TIE PRESENT CANVASS,
and cannot be, because we ars engaged IN
the same old history Of The past. Instead Of
looking forward TO the discussion Of
the future and TO what we have OF
discussing ancient history, aud that history
which we BhOUld have Gtnssd when we came
into p8ssesBInn once more Of the hem
tage OF our State. Why felioW-cltlzeus,
the war has been over for tEeDty-tWO years,
and Ii is ten years since we came into com
piGbe possession Of the government Of our
6tate, and We arc now in pOsseBsluD OF EhG
government Of our State from its highest
Office to its lowest, and vet, Instead OF dis
CusFinE Questions which affect our common
prosperity, the development Of our State and
the welfare OF lis people, The improvement OF
our commerce, the eEtaD lIsHmCnt OF LnSEltu-
tons OF education, the Improvement o our
agriculture, We are engaged III discussing
III she Democratic party who shall be the
next candidate tor Governor and IN the Bit
terness Of that dlscussi0n are forgetting that
we run the risk Of importing thBbAisty Of the
Democratic party, TO RhiahWe are all attached
aud ~ which this parish has aIwAYR been
attachrd and devoted. Why, felloW-citizens,
j soc it stated IN a paper published here to-
day that this meeting, this Immense meeting
which seB around me, Is q ring meeting
and a mcEneTy meeting, and the lntimakiou
notify eli who are not slaves OF the ring and
friends Of MCEueFy to stay away from the
meeting and TO avoid the speaking here to
day. / do not know that such ADVICE was
meant, but the statement IL that this is O
ring and q AeEnery meeting and the infer
enee therefore, that those who are not ad-
Yneates u the nomination OF Coy. NEE merry
ought not 10 be present and to lend 1t their
coantan9nOe. Why. felloW-eltlzens l got
An INVITATION TO THIS MEETING.
which belisFe have in my pocket, and 4
reads; ,...-.,-..--..-r go.
To Hon. B. #, Jouas, New Orleans. La:
sDear slr--By order Of a meeting OF the Damo
Gratis Of the parish Of CAlessian convened =
GUESSING this propriety Of cBliins the Eoad paopl
Of CHlrAsieu PARISH tpgethT u lsiass meeting n
this place, the 18Th OF November, and inEitinl
Democrat speakers, Irrespective 81 personal 3
GastiOual diheEgnres, 70 address them. you az
most respectfully invit q 10 attend Aaid meet
fag on Nov Is, aid deliver an address,
MN. ME2 Ell. Chairman.
RANDALL Il OEIoaEr secretary.
tits a meeting, if ] read this Invitation
bright, which u open H. every Democrat il
thh lnud: II Ia q meeting to which ali Demo
Gratis are INVITED, irrespective OF persona
choice Of candidates, or Of fAetlonhi differ
enreG. II Il grand old Democratic meet
5nE-suoh as would expect to be ualIet BY III
Democrats Of the parish Of gaiGasieu. LAD
plauBe, 1t IL Tassting to which l preBuml
Gen. Nichols and Gov. AieEnery mere boil
invited, II is meeting tQ which presume
other distinguished candidates for nemtaa.
ton ard other distinguished Bpeskers weTi
invited Il meeting ia which the peopl'
Of Ualossieu state that they are A Democrats
family, ready to hear each and every eAndi
date and tue advocate Of each aud eYery
Candidate who has eause 70 plead, and tc
hear what might be said N favor or %
against any candidate who was presented tC
them for their sHilraR0s. Vel, fellow.
citizens, u WAS All adYOsste Of the n0mlna.
sion ~ GOV, MeEnerg i would be here to-
night So accept gonr invitation. if came
fries, or MonCnFe, or CUNNINGHAM, or any
other Democrat IN this State who is worthy
Of the support q the pelnOeFatlc people, this
platform Il broad and wide enough for me Ia
appear upon and 10 address you this evening.
But, fellow-eitizens, this and meetings OF q
Like character are the only ones that have
been able 10 atteitd. You had D meeting il
Galeasien few weeks ago, and other meet
ings have been held through the State, which
were attended by Democrats whom / lOYs
and rFEpeet which were addressed By orstorH
who arc friends Of mine, and who have been
pfF ieDOW-pOldlafE in many sfella4onght
Democratic fight. bnt
] had 10 RIGHT TO APPlzkR
upan that platform i received 40 invita-
fou. Those meetings. were notopen To the
Whqle Democratic family. DHly thohe were
invited who Yished,tO advocate the Claims Ut
Gen EIaPeis 4. Nichols foI nomination for
the oiiige ag Governor Dlsy those who
wished to9apase Tie pRcasgtt State adHlinis-
trsiion. hehoH-eitl2ens, / have nothing 10
sag IN qppeaitign 10 the nomination q Cen
Nichplls, ! have n1ihing p aay ~ derpga-